Comments on: Ask John: What are the Decade Defining Anime? https://www.animenation.net/blog/ask-john-what-are-the-decade-defining-anime/ Anime News & More! Sun, 25 Dec 2011 10:36:07 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 By: Discordance https://www.animenation.net/blog/ask-john-what-are-the-decade-defining-anime/comment-page-1/#comment-17440 Sun, 25 Dec 2011 10:36:07 +0000 https://www.animenation.net/blog/?p=26782#comment-17440 I strongly believe that GATS is off base with his response. I think it is important to differentiate Anime that is popular with Japanese People and Japanese Otaku. Today in Japan, there is nothing comparable to _One Piece_’s domination as a popular anime franchise. I can’t go anywhere in Japan without seeing One Piece characters everywhere–especially the small deer-looking animal mascot.

As a giant NGE fan, I assure everyone that Neon Genesis, while known in Japan, is far from what I could call popular. Very few Japanese people I meet even know there are new movies. Eva is one for the Otaku in Japan mostly.

As for the 2000s in the United States, the decade was transformative in how people watch anime and view Japanese shows. _Naruto_ was certainly popular, but it was also far more accessible to American viewers. Despite Naruto’s popularity, I would say that _Fullmetal Alchemist_ had a much larger roll in American Anime culture as a whole. Fruits Basket seemed to get a lot of attention from female viewers in the USA, but I don’t see it as being more important than similar shows like _Chobits_.

When asked a similar question about what Anime defined the last decade, I point to the less-popular _FLCL_ which, unquestionably had a strong influence on Anime style, pacing, and psychology.

]]> By: Luna https://www.animenation.net/blog/ask-john-what-are-the-decade-defining-anime/comment-page-1/#comment-17087 Tue, 25 Oct 2011 02:10:23 +0000 https://www.animenation.net/blog/?p=26782#comment-17087 So how about Bleach? It’s less popular than One Piece?

]]> By: John https://www.animenation.net/blog/ask-john-what-are-the-decade-defining-anime/comment-page-1/#comment-17015 Fri, 14 Oct 2011 17:27:01 +0000 https://www.animenation.net/blog/?p=26782#comment-17015 Granted, Sailor Moon was very successful in the 1990s, but I don’t think it’s popularity and success rivaled that of either DBZ or Pokemon. Evangelion really didn’t become the popularity juggernaut that it eventually became until the very late 1990s and early 2000s.

]]> By: GATS https://www.animenation.net/blog/ask-john-what-are-the-decade-defining-anime/comment-page-1/#comment-17012 Thu, 13 Oct 2011 03:27:08 +0000 https://www.animenation.net/blog/?p=26782#comment-17012 Didn’t they say Slam Dunk started a whole basketball boom in Japan in the 90s? And you missed the obvious from that decade: Sailor Moon. I’d probably bring up Eva as well, but all it did was encourage the otaku circle-jerking genre we’re stuck with today. As for the 2000 notables, I’d say it’s been pretty divisive, depending on which side of the ocean you’re from. If you’re in the U.S., for example, it’s no doubt gotta be Naruto and Fruits Basket which defined this era. If you’re in Japan, it’s those effing Rebuild movies and DBZ Kai.

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